Subject: Mixed metaphors

Mixed metaphors:

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. A mixed metaphor is the use of two or more unrelated metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined. Here are some mixed metaphors we’ve seen and heard.

The bottom line boils down to…

She grabbed the bull by the tail and faced the problem squarely.

I'm tired of walking on kid gloves.

… quicker than any other slowdowns

Heart diseases are yet another health care headache.

He really grates me up the wrong way.

We are beating a dead drum.

It's time to step up to the plate and cut the mustard.

No, I think that was when Abraham Lincoln signed the Declaration of Independence; ya know, fourscore and seven years ago.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

Things are different when you have fifteen people on your plate.

Remember, Rome wasn’t burned an a day.

Beware my friend… you are skating on hot water.

I left the door wide open, and you didn't take the bait.

I’ll push some strings for you.

Well, thats as clear as a bull in a china shop.

She flew off the deep end.

Put that in your hat and smoke it.

The horses of Australia’s snowy mountains once served to harness the identity of a nation emerging from colonial rule.

I could see you itching at the bit.

I will miss seeing him around the shoehorn.

I guess I threw a cog in the wrench.